Law

How one immigration law backed by DeSantis could backfire for him politically

7:01pm August 03, 2023

by Claudia Grisales

A new immigration law in Florida could have political costs for Gov. Ron DeSantis as businesses and even fellow Republicans raise concerns about the impacts on the state's economy.

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National

What to know about Tanya Chutkan, the judge overseeing Trump's Jan. 6 case

6:45pm August 03, 2023

A U.S. District Court Judge named Tanya Chutkan will preside over the trial for Trump's four criminal charges related to his attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

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Former President Donald Trump arrives at a federal court in Washington, D.C., ahead of his arraignment on Aug. 3.

Politics & Government

Trump is arraigned and pleads not guilty to charges he conspired to overturn election

6:40pm August 03, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to four felony charges that he attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Trump entered a plea of 'not guilty' on all counts in arraignment

6:33pm August 03, 2023

Former President Donald Trump is arraigned on Thursday on four criminal charges for allegedly conspiring to remain in power after knowingly losing the 2020 presidential election.

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Inside the courtroom as former President Trump is arraigned on 4 felony charges

5:07pm August 03, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

Former President Donald Trump is arraigned on four felony charges that accuse him of conspiring to stay in power even though he knew he lost the 2020 election.

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Trump's legal defense focuses on free speech — will that strategy hold up in court?

5:07pm August 03, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Stetson Law professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on Donald Trump's defense team's focus on free speech and whether or not that argument will hold up in court.

Lizzo performs at the Governors Ball Music Festival in the Queens borough of New York in June.

Lizzo says hostile work environment allegations against her are 'unbelievable'

5:07pm August 03, 2023

by Dustin Jones

The four-time Grammy winning artist known for championing women and body positivity, denies allegations a lawsuit by former employees that they experienced weight-shaming and other troubling demands.

Aaron Bowman cries during an interview at his attorney's office in Monroe, La., on Aug. 5, 2021, as he discusses his injuries resulting from a Louisiana State trooper pummeling him during a traffic stop in 2019.

National

Jury acquits a white Louisiana trooper caught on camera beating a Black motorist

1:38pm August 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

The federal jury acquitted a state trooper charged with violating the civil rights of Aaron Bowman despite body-camera footage that showed the officer pummeling him 18 times with a flashlight.

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping on legal challenges to vote counting in Pennsylvania, Nov. 7, 2020, in Philadelphia.

The latest Trump indictment lists 6 unnamed co-conspirators. Here's what we know

1:10pm August 03, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Despite prosecutors listing six of his alleged co-conspirators, Donald Trump will be standing alone in Washington, D.C.'s federal courthouse in his first court appearance since being indicted Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Trump faces 4 criminal charges related to attempts to overturn the 2020 election

9:57am August 03, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to UCLA election law expert Rick Hasen of the Safeguarding Democracy Project, who calls U.S. v. Donald Trump "the most important case in our nation's history."

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